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England's Luke Donald is in a four-way tie for the lead at the halfway stage at Medinah but Tiger Woods is only one shot back.
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Chile's Supreme Court rules that ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet can be prosecuted on embezzlement charges.
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The UN's special Aids envoy accuses South Africa of "immoral" Aids policies, at the end of a major conference.
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Police probing an alleged plot to bring down airliners have found martyrdom videos, the BBC has learned.
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The UN urges European countries to contribute more troops for the peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
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The UN chief makes a strong appeal to member states to provide troops for peacekeeping in Lebanon.
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A German oil worker kidnapped by an armed gang in southern Nigeria earlier this month is released.
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Security is tightened in Baghdad ahead of a Shia pilgrimage that last year saw 1,000 killed in a stampede.
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Well-off Somalis abroad see the business potential under Mogadishu's new rulers and are flocking home, Karen Allen reports.
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Israeli forces clash with Hezbollah deep inside Lebanon, hours after the UN warns of a "fragile" ceasefire.
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European countries are giving mixed commitments to the expanded UN force for Lebanon.
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Israeli forces detain Palestinian Deputy PM Nasser al-Shaer in a raid on his home in the West Bank.
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Veteran US film critic Roger Ebert says he is recovering well but has had "no fun" during cancer treatment.
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Franc Contreras is out on the streets of Mexico as protests continue over the outcome of the presidential poll.
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German police arrest a Lebanese student in connection with a failed attempt to bomb two trains last month.
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Lebanon condemns an Israeli commando raid and warns that it may halt the Lebanese army deployment in the south.
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England end day three of the fourth Test on 78-1, still 253 behind Pakistan.
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England reach 78-1 when bad light stops play against Pakistan in the Oval Test.
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Four US servicemen and an Afghan government soldier are killed in clashes in east and south Afghanistan.
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Italy searches for some 40 people missing after a migrant boat sank south of Sicily, killing at least 10.
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A crackdown to tackle armed groups involved in kidnapping gets under way with scores of arrests in south Nigeria.
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Twenty-two inmates are still at large after a mass break-out from a jail in the Belgian town of Dendermonde.
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The UK's busiest airport has operated a full flight service for the first time since the terror alert caused travel chaos.
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A major police hunt is launched in Greece after burglars steal one of the country's most historic icons.
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Peacekeepers are on high alert in DR Congo ahead of partial poll results, with a run-off looking possible.
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England's Luke Donald and American Tiger Woods will go into the final round of the USPGA tied on 14 under, two shots clear of the field.
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The Palestinians' Hamas PM urges the world to help secure the release of his deputy seized by Israeli troops.
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